Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (22 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 7AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (22 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 199 | 203 | 273 | 497 | 730 | 2980 | 4372 | 3977 | 2825 | 1936 | 1491 | 1081 | 905 | 747 | 690 | 574 | 574 | 488 | 582 | 513 | 384 | 366 | 372 | 226 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:36PM1.87m | 10:08AM1.77m | 10:32PM1.79m | 11:05AM1.74m | 11:27PM1.72m | 11:59AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM0.18m | 4:16PM0.25m | 4:46AM0.23m | 5:11PM0.32m | 5:37AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 199 | 203 | 273 | 497 | 730 | 2980 | 4372 | 3977 | 2825 | 1936 | 1491 | 1081 | 905 | 747 | 690 | 574 | 574 | 488 | 582 | 513 | 384 | 366 | 372 | 226 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 15 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | — | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 48 | 23 | 31 | 29 | 372 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 26 | 38 | 48 | — | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | S 9 | SE 14 | E 14 | NE 9 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 32 | 35 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 59 | 51 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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